Yes, Reagan did make a strategic withdrawal, but the mission there was hardly analogous with what we are involved in in Irak.
If the only reason GW was elected was that the Dumbycrats ran a couple of half-wits against him, then the next Republican shouldn't have a problem. You have to be a half-wit, dimwit, or at best a socialist, or all out communist to be a Dumbycrat, so there you go.
On the other hand, in general the people of this country are so poorly informed and lied to by the liberal media, it is entirely possible that a Dumbycrat could be elected. And, Dog, you are right; this will be especially true if the Republicans don't get back to their principles of less government, lower taxes and border integrity.